New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-02
pBoyJBJTIOyIsrs AND SUNDAY.

We want TO say one word to the PIohlDl-
,;o,ists tbroucbout the State. You can claim
% b,ve given victory to the Democratic party
in the last four elections. ii your vote III
1852 Of from 1886 to 1871 had been cast
for the Republican ticket. the whole OF IL wouiu
have been elected instead OF only inc hcau.
II your 1899 votes for President IN 81 hau
not been cast as they were James u B'aihe
vould have been President to-day. III your
3OS67 votes in 1885 had been Republican,
ira Davenport would now be Governor. Ii your
aG437 votes last year had been given To Judge
Daniels he would now be on the Court OF APP
meals bench. These facts are ind1sputaD'e'
and Republicans are the first to press 'heIh
home upon the attention Of voters
Rut what have Prohibtionists gained by TINS
To destroy is not to build up. they nave i"ur
times elected tho Democratic candidates. Is
the cause of prohibition or of temperance any
further advanced because Of this than IL was
four years ago? Isn't it true, on the contrary
that the success of any Democratic cahdiuate'
either for a State office or the Legislature Is
\ hindrancc to every effort made at Albany 10
restrict the liquor traffic? Can any frohipi-
zionist point to a single law or othcr OchcHceh'
action that has resulted from the course oi his
narty during these years? If not why continue
, poIicy Of scnsclcSS obstruction, and course
cn,,rclv frnitlcss at that except for evil?
Fortunately for the good Of society, the
proepccts are that history will not repeat itself
this year The Republicans are taking an
unusual interest in this election, and the Dem
ocrats are greatly weakened by the scccS'lohS
To- the George movement. The same Demo-
Gratis who have complaccntly accepted victory
at the hands Of the ProhbiiionlSt' for Tour
years back think it highly immoral OF inc
Republicans TO be enjoying slch hcif'!
laugh over the Labor movement. Ana WI!
not The Republican party honestly DclicVc'
the success Of the Democrats would be prcI'i-
dicial 10 tho prosperity ana progress OF tho
State. Why shouldn't ii rejoice to see them
divided?
But the question Of principle for the ProhIbl-
tionists i, the same as f their vote WAS likely to
be ali-powcrfu And the progress Of events
has placed them in vcrycmDariasSing position
I'm To- this time they have sought To Justify
their course by claiming that they would De
allie by successive defeats to force the Ecpubll-
can party to take stand for prohibition Mean.
time the cNIi, of the liquor tr'illIc would gIo"
no worse. But the sO-cillcd Personal Liberty
party has changed ali that Tho Saloon-kccpcrS
have grown tired of standing still. They are
tired Of having the evils OF the liquor traillo
growing worse" They have formed new
political party, with large corruption fund
to open the saloons on Sunday. This rcyolu-
tionIzcS the whole situation 1t Will need now
the united efforts Of all citizens who want
peaceful Sunday to resist this aggressive move
Of the saloon army because 1t i, we'll known
that the Personal Liberty party and the De-
mGcracy are working hand IN hand. Are the
TrohibtioniSts in favor Of drunken Sunday
or not They must make up their minds ana
that promptly. Up to this time their acton
has been negative; now il must be Affirmative
in one direction or another. Every vote cast
for tie Prohibition State ticket Will encourage
the men who want TO open the saloons on
Sunday. Every vote cast for Prohibition
for the Legislature is vote to elect
= Democrat who Will favor a law opening the
saloons on sunday. Every vote Tor any he
publican candidate is vote for peaceful
sober Sunday. The Prohibition party IS
mainly made up Of rel giouS people. Are they
coing to use their votes and their influence to
force a drunken Sunday upon the people OF TINS
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